Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- York Railway Station
- Cinema Comes to York
- The White Rose of York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- A New Walk
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Medieval Abbey
- Scarborough Bridge
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Mansion House
- Teaching the Poor
- Statue of an Athlete
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Victoria Bar